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The C major scale, whole neck

Every note of C major across all 24 frets. Toggle between note names and intervals.

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The C major scale on the full guitar fretboard in Fretly

CAGED fingerings

The first two CAGED positions of C major, with the position browser. Members get every position of every system: CAGED, 3NPS, per-string and more.

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A CAGED position of the C major scale in Fretly's position browser

The C major chord and its triads

The C major chord on the full fretboard, plus triad maps along the whole neck: C major narrow triads on strings 1-2-3, and the same idea in multicolor, one color per inversion, here as C minor on strings 2-3-4. Members unlock every chord type and voicing family, in every key and string set.

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C major narrow triads on strings 1, 2 and 3 mapped across the fretboard
C minor narrow triads on strings 2, 3 and 4 in multicolor, one color per inversion

Perfect Intentions, a complete suite

One full piece as members see it: the chord chart, the diagram sheet, and the tab with grips above the staff. Members build, publish and export their own.

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The chart: grips, rhythm and changes at a glance.
The chord chart of Perfect Intentions in Fretly: grips, rhythm notation and chord names per bar
The diagram sheet: every grip of the piece in one view.
The diagram sheet of Perfect Intentions: every chord grip of the piece in one grid
The tab: notation, grips and let-ring phrasing.
The tab of Perfect Intentions in Fretly with chord diagrams above the staff

The Fretboard Lab

Layer scales and chords on one board, Photoshop-style: a dimmed scale layer beneath, chord grips on top with connection lines, your own drawn notes beside them. Recolor, connect, export. Here: a C major grip over the dimmed C major scale, straight from the Lab.

The Fretboard Lab: a C major chord layer plus a custom aqua layer with connection lines, over a dimmed C major scale

What membership adds

Every scale, mode, chord type and voicing in every key. All fingering systems and theory panels, like the Stack Explorer below. Full suite building, publishing and export. See membership.

Fretly's Stack Explorer showing the diatonic chord stack of every scale degree

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